Well, there is still alot of greed from white folks out there and some don't have proper qualification or skill and yet earn high salaries. Others work hard but we can't overlook the governments involvement in all this. Its a problem as black folk make up 2/3 of the population but still have the effects of slow service delivery. Government must work on improving townships into surburbs and get those services in and quick. BEE must continue too and slowly but surely the change will happen!!!

The problem fundamentally lies with black people having a scarcity mentality. The thinking that says you can be rich and I also be rich. So what you then find is a bitter struggle for the crumbs which manifests itself at municipal level through battles relating to 'deployment'. At another level is observable through the exclusionary nature of the so called Broad Based BEE deals. Interestingly this can't be blamed on Apartheid because even during our struggle, as black people we were ever generous especially to those who were struggling to make ends meet within our communities. The problems are systemic but sadly black people are sitting on top those very systems, they are both aloof and apathetic to the suffering of their own. In short until we regain our moral compass we will continue to be an example to the world of how not to redistribute wealth.

With the many policies that are currently in place to redistribute wealth, we can still clearly see an ever widening gap between between the rich and poor amongst the black races. How many of the "rich" blacks have associates/contacts within the current "admeeneestrayshun" ? Surely now it should be easy for someone to point out to the voting masses that the ANC and all its cronies are only in it to enrich themselves at the expensive of the poor !

Not only is the gap increasing, but more rich are falling into the chasm and when they do drag themselves out, find themselves on the poor side.

BEE stands for Black Elite Enrichment, period. I agree with Lumkile Mondi who says that "We need policies that address class, rather than talk to race". If the government does not do that, they must stop talking about the poor because there are poor people amongst all race groups. They should then rather talk about poor blacks.

It can only be all those wealthy ANC politicians, most with new BMW 7 Series and other luxury vehicles, coupled with those wealthy black businessman who are well connected to these ANC politicians and cadres, who are all creating the widening of the inequality gap between the rich and poor within the intra Black African group. Oh, and then of course there is Juluis Malema, who makes no bones about living the rich life and throwing this in the face of poor Blacks.

I agree with Mr Gqubule's comments. Education is the biggest problem. The wealth is generally in line with levels of education. Action needs to be taken to further strengthen schools. They should not be making the exams easier, but lifting the quality of schools. But education is not only about schools. Much of what we learn when we are growing up comes from our parents. Children with uneducated parents will not get as good a start to life as those with well educated parents and are more likely to struggle in school. The effect of bantu education will be felt in this country for many years to come.

i thought when the black goverment took over that they had a plan of action!surely they must have after what they had suffer in the "apartheid era"you learn by yours and others mistakes...dont fight fire with fire and be bitter towards the past.do what is right for our people so that everybody can benefit,right?!!!its not my job or your job to think for this goverment.they get paid to do so!Good Luck!!

This is not just a South African situation, it is world wide and has been so for centuries. The stupid, will always be dominated by the clever; it has nothing to do with colour. Wealth will always be accumulated by the industrious, the lazy will just accumulated flies.

If the chief economist says its a class thing - then we have a fundamental problem. We still think in class and grade people. This issue in my mind only has 1 aspect regarding colour - and that is of because of where we are coming from and our history. The major isuue going forward would be for the government and the labor market to set minimum and maximum salary rages. We need to distribute the salaries and income so that all people can live. Companies need to be transparent with showing their employee salsry rages. Yes - there will be a difference in salaries but this has to fall within a minimum and maximum guideline. The govenment needs to change and transofrm to provide a better social system, better infrastructure (like public transport), better healthcare, tackle povery, better access education and make the country safe.